About Us

Vision

We envision – and will contribute to – an imminent future where all homes are sustainable, healthy and affordable.

Imminent

While policymakers from nations around the world make big promises about reducing emissions and stopping climate change, the construction market is slow to adapt. If our society is to stop climate change in this generation, then changes must come fast.

Sustainable

Currently, we need more than three times the land area available on earth to sustain our society. Homes should be designed so that the ecological footprint of its residents is neutral or better.

Healthy and Comfortable

Designing homes with comfort and health in mind ensures that people will want to live in them. In addition, the homes should provide a healthy indoor climate and promote a healthy lifestyle.

Affordable

More often than not, what limits a technology’s availability to the general market is its cost. By improving efficiencies in materials, time and energy, these new homes should be no more expensive than a normal home.

Mission

Our mission is to accelerate the energy transition by bringing together the right partners from the academic and business world to integrate and innovate in the construction environment. We will set a new, higher standard for all homes regarding sustainability, health and cost that can be achieved with technologies available today.

Goals

Build one to three homes on the TU/e campus to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating:

Location

The Masterplan TU/e Science Park describes the view of the campus in 2020. Next to the new residential tower Aurora, there is space for a small residential village. The first three Living Lab Homes are intended to be built there, possibly expanding to the entire village.